Governors required for Sevenoaks Primary School

All Governor roles at our school are voluntary positions. The purpose of a Governor is to contribute to the work of the Governing Body in raising standards of achievement for all pupils, whilst working within an allocated budget. This involves providing a strategic view for the school, acting as a challenging friend and ensuring accountability.

Individually, each Governor has a responsibility, working alongside other members of the GB, to the staff and pupils of the school, and the school’s wider community, in delivery of the overall strategy and support to our school.

At this time, the governing body is specifically looking for additional governors with specific skills in finance, human resources and legal experience.

School Vision

Sevenoaks Primary School is committed to excellence

We are a forward thinking, innovative, child-centred place of learning and allows all pupils to reach their potential in a safe, supportive and stimulating environment

We will achieve this by pursuing continued excellence in teaching, by delivering a responsive and evolving curriculum, with financial rigour and by being an educational hub which is integrated in the community.

Our Shared Values – the Heart of Our School

Team

Love of learning

Honesty

Creativity

Perseverance

Kindness

Strategic Aims

To deliver our commitment to excellence across every aspect of the school we are focussing on six strategic aims

For our pupils

Meeting the needs of every child: Ensuring every child receives a high quality education, with barriers to learning removed in an environment that has high aspirations for them.

Forward thinking: Identifying and responding to changes in the external environment to protect the physical and emotional development of our children

Becoming a smarter organisation: Delivering operational excellence through consistent application of responsive and effective processes and utilisation of new technologies

For our community

Community integration: Leading school partnerships and links with the local and wider community. Being recognised for excellence

Resource Management: Maintaining a strong financial position by developing new revenue streams and delivering value for money to enable future investment and innovation

Responsibilities

A Governor has many responsibilities and they include to:

develop the strategic plan for the school

determine aims, policies and priorities of the school

set statutory and non-statutory targets

monitor and evaluate the work of the school

appoint senior staff and ensure the implementation of a range of personnel procedures

manage the budget and oversee strong financial control

ensure high levels of attendance and good standards of pupil behaviour

ensure that all children in the school have access to a broad and balanced curriculum which is suitable to age, aptitude and ability, and which nurtures the whole child and encourages respect for others

ensure the health and safety of pupils and staff.

Governors have a variety of skills and knowledge but there are a number of essential qualities required of any Governor and they include:

an interest in the education of all children

sound communication skills in listening, speaking and writing

assimilation skills to help absorb and make use of wide ranges of information and data

the capacity to develop specific knowledge and understanding of the school and its community

a sense of fairness

a commitment to equal opportunities

a commitment to securing the best educational outcomes for all young people

tact and diplomacy

an ability to work as a member of a team

an ability to respect confidentiality

a willing, constructive work ethic with a team of Governors who have some or all of these qualities

a commitment to participate in training and self-evaluation

ability to work within our code of conduct

The points below summarise what is expected of each Governor as a minimum requirement.

attend the full GB meetings, usually 4 a year

become members of one of the two sub-committees which meet at least once a term, or as necessary

undertake training as required to support the discharge of governor duties

be able to be a member of other statutory committees convened as required

be prepared to visit the school at least twice a year within the school day

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